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Big family in Venice in October

My wife and I are traveling to Venice for a week in October with our daughter (who will be 3) and my wife's family. There will be 10 of us in total, with a couple vegetarians, several Kosher folks (basically means fish + vegetarian, no shellfish) and the aforementioned 3 year old.

I already made reservations for a date night with my wife at Il Ridotto. Besides that, I'm hoping to get a sense of good places for a mix of meals - lunch, dinner, bars, upscale, casual - to do some planning for the week. Our group includes a few foodies and a few who are not but everyone loves going out to eat. We'll also have a kitchen and a few willing cooks so if there are suggestions for good markets to check out, I'd appreciate that too.

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